The future of the U.S. Department of Justice’s case against the Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System—over denial of medication to persons suffering opioid use disorder—currently depends on who a federal judge decides is responsible for setting court policies.

David Knight argued Thursday for the DOJ that because Pennsylvania’s constitution assigns judicial power to the UJS, it’s the entity that should be sued for allegations of policies breaching Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. But Geri Romanello St. Joseph argued Pennsylvania’s policies are made at the district court level, leaving the DOJ unable to pursue its claims in one statewide case.